Some Mother's Son

Some mothers son

Some Mother's Son
Directed by	Terry George
Written by	Terry George, Jim Sheridan
Produced by	Jim Sheridan
Starring	Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen, David O'Hara
Cinematography	Geoffrey Simpson
Edited by	John Jympson
Music by	Bill Whelan
Production company	Hell's Kitchen Films
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	1996
Running time	112 minutes
Countries	Ireland, United States
Language	English

Some Mother's Son is a 1996 drama film directed by Terry George and written by George and Jim Sheridan. The film stars Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen, and David O'Hara. It is set during the 1981 Irish hunger strike and focuses on the impact of the strike on the families of the IRA prisoners.

Plot

The film is set in Northern Ireland during the 1981 Irish hunger strike, a protest by Irish republican prisoners in the Maze Prison who demanded to be treated as political prisoners. The story centers on two mothers, Kathleen Quigley (Helen Mirren) and Annie Higgins (Fionnula Flanagan), whose sons, Gerard Quigley (Aidan Gillen) and Frank Higgins (David O'Hara), are participating in the hunger strike.

As the strike progresses, the mothers face the moral dilemma of whether to support their sons' decision to continue the strike, which could lead to their deaths, or to intervene and save their lives. The film explores themes of motherhood, sacrifice, and the political conflict in Northern Ireland.

Cast

• Helen Mirren as Kathleen Quigley
• Fionnula Flanagan as Annie Higgins
• Aidan Gillen as Gerard Quigley
• David O'Hara as Frank Higgins
• John Lynch as Bobby Sands
• Tom Hollander as Father Daly
• Gerard McSorley as John Nixon

Production

The film was produced by Jim Sheridan's production company, Hell's Kitchen Films, and distributed by Warner Bros.. The screenplay was co-written by Terry George and Jim Sheridan, who had previously collaborated on the film In the Name of the Father.

Reception

Some Mother's Son received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Helen Mirren and Fionnula Flanagan, as well as the film's handling of the sensitive subject matter. The film was noted for its emotional depth and its portrayal of the personal impact of the political conflict in Northern Ireland.

See also

• 1981 Irish hunger strike
• Provisional Irish Republican Army
• The Troubles
• Bobby Sands

External links

Some Mother's Son at IMDb

Some Mother's Son at AllMovie